Btw, to drive off topic: That Dead cover used as avatar is one stunner! I bought a copy of it to keep still sealed when it was a $4.49 mid-line item around 1988 or 89. Because they were still using the original struck film elements for the jacket slicks at that time. And I knew it would look slightly worse when it wentdan OOP and returned reissued. Yes, current reissues lost some sharpness that even the 80s copies had. I love my sealed beauty. Perhaps the best San Fran / Fillmore art ever done.
While your first statement may be true, I must strongly disagree with your overall assessment. "Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me" may not be one of his better compositions and I can do without "Big Leg Emma", but the rest of the album is some of the best music he's ever done, lyrics be damned. "The Black Page" and "The Purple Lagoon" alone make the album worthy
At its time of release, it was quite something and I never felt it needed to be extended. The Purple Lagoon is already filling up a whole side of the double lp. Was there a lack of good material preventing FZ to include it as side 4? I never liked the extended cd release (Ryko) and found the new program material not up to par with the original program hence why I am waiting reviews before ordering this boxset. Live Zappa releases are quite unique and it would be hard to rank them properly. What is top tier for one is low tier for others. I always had trouble with Fillmore (not connecting) and Bongo Fury (too short). I however highly consider his 3 live output from 1988.
Apologies if you already read this, but over on this thread they mention a connection between the hype sticker on the mono Money and the picture disc within, so you can cherry pick the one you want from sealed copies. Frank Zappa "We're Only In It For The Money" Black Friday 2018
IMO "Cruising For Burgers" in particular is great and should have been on the double album. FZ mixed it in 1977 so it came close.
Hi, Sorry if I missed this in the discussion, but does anyone think they will do new pressings of Waka/Jawaka or The Grand Wazoo? I've really been enjoying the 3LP pressing of Zappa in New York . They did a good job with that pressing imo. I would love to have new pressings of Waka/Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo.
I sure hope so - I need Waka/Jawaka badly. Also Fillmore East. I think all that's left unannounced of the '70s vinyl reissues are 200 Motels, Waka/Jawaka, Grand Wazoo, Fillmore East, JABFLA, Bongo Fury, Sleep Dirt, and Studio Tan. That's only eight more titles, and most of them are single LPs. On the other hand, I can also picture them doing expanded versions of JABFLA and Fillmore East, just like they've recently done with Zappa In New York and Orchestral Favorites.
I'm really psyched about these re-issues after digging in on this Zappa in New York release. I'm gonna have to pick up all of these. Just pre-ordered the Orchestral Favorites and went ahead and picked up Over-nite Sensation too as a start. It's hard to pick a favorite Zappa record, as I love them all. But Waka/Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo are definitely up there in the very top.
Love the designs and albums included. But mastering was a mix of digital restoration/ remasters that don’t hold up today. But with the new masters in the Old Masters box sets would be cool. Maybe as mini LP box sets with SACDs inside or something special.
Be sweet. Shame the Zappa family titles are tawdry bad aesthetic jobs. I would love a MOFi one step of Over Nite Sensation.
I'm holding out hope that they do a proper vinyl release for Läther rather than bothering with Studio Tan and Sleep Dirt.
Oh, I wouldn’t be opposed to both, but I’d put more of a priority on Läther before I would reissues of two albums that aren’t exactly hard to find in good shape.
